strange in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for strange in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.strange <stranger, strangest> [Am streɪndʒ, Brit streɪn(d)ʒ] ADJ

1. strange (odd):

strange

raro

strange

extraño

the strangest thing happened to me yesterday

ayer me pasó algo de lo más raro or extraño

the strangest thing happened to me yesterday

ayer me pasó algo rarísimo

what a strange thing to say!

¡qué cosa más rara de decir!

the strange circumstances surrounding her death

las extrañas circunstancias en torno a su muerte

truth is stranger than fiction

la realidad supera a la ficción

you're/she's a strange one inf

mira que eres raro/es rara inf

I feel strange wearing a suit

me encuentro raro or incómodo con traje

it feels strange to be back on dry land

uno se siente algo raro or extraño al volver a tierra firme

it is strange (that)

es raro que +subj

I find it strange (that) they haven't replied

me extraña que no hayan contestado

I find it strange (that) they haven't replied

me parece raro que no hayan contestado

how strange (that) she didn't mention it!

¡qué raro or extraño que no lo mencionara!

strange as it may seem

por extraño que parezca

I know all her friends but I've never met her, strange to say

conozco a todos sus amigos pero a ella, aunque parezca mentira or por extraño que parezca, no la conozco

2.1. strange (unfamiliar, unaccustomed):

strange faces/handwriting

desconocido

I hate sleeping in strange beds

no me gusta nada dormir en cama ajena

she was strange to city life liter

no estaba familiarizada con la vida de la ciudad

she was strange to city life liter

no estaba acostumbrada a la vida de ciudad

to taste/smell strange

saber/oler raro

2.2. strange (alien) liter:

in a strange land

en tierras extrañas

a strange language

una lengua foránea

II.strange [Am streɪndʒ, Brit streɪn(d)ʒ] ADV inf

he's been acting strange lately

últimamente está de lo más raro

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to make strange bedfellows

hacer una extraña pareja

the crisis has brought together some strange bedfellows

la crisis ha creado peculiares alianzas or extraños compañeros de alcoba

Translations for strange in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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foráneo (foránea)

strange

palabreja (palabra rara)

strange word

vaciado (vaciada) (raro)

strange

peregrino (peregrina)

strange

es muy ideático

he's full of strange ideas

extraño (extraña)

strange

es extraño que no haya llamado

it's strange o odd that she hasn't called

es una pareja extraña

they're a strange o an odd couple

últimamente está muy extraño

he's been very strange lately

últimamente está muy extraño

he's been acting very strange o strangely lately

curioso (curiosa)

strange

es curioso que no haya venido

it's odd o strange o curious that she hasn't come

lo curioso del caso es que …

the strange o funny o odd o curious thing is that …

raro (rara)

strange

es raro que aún no haya venido

it's strange o odd o funny that he hasn't come yet

ya me parecía raro que no salieras

I thought it was a bit strange o odd you weren't going out

¡qué cosa más rara! o ¡qué raro!

how odd o strange o funny o peculiar!

me siento raro en este ambiente

I feel strange o funny in these surroundings

es un poco rarilla

she's a bit odd o strange o funny o peculiar

¡qué tipo más raro!

what a strange o peculiar o funny man!

strange in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for strange in the English»Spanish Dictionary

strange [streɪndʒ] ADJ

1. strange (peculiar):

strange

extraño, -a

strange

raro, -a

I felt strange

me sentía raro

it's strange that

es raro que +subj

stranger things have happened

cosas más raras han pasado

strange to say

aunque parezca mentira

2. strange (unfamiliar):

strange face

desconocido, -a

strange bed

ajeno, -a

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to make strange bedfellows

hacer una extraña pareja

a strange [or queer] bird

un bicho raro

Translations for strange in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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chocante (raro)

strange

extraordinario (-a)

strange

peregrino (-a)

strange

raro (-a)

strange

¡(qué) cosa más rara!

how strange!

extraño (-a) (raro, forastero)

strange

extrañarse de algo

to find sth strange

son aprensiones suyas

those are just his/her strange ideas

strange Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to make strange bedfellows

hacer una extraña pareja

to sound strange to sb

sonar extraño a alguien

I felt strange

me sentía raro

it's strange that

es raro que +subj

strange to say

aunque parezca mentira

a strange [or queer] bird

un bicho raro

those are just his/her strange ideas

son aprensiones suyas

to have sth strange about one

tener (un) no sé qué de raro

he/she has a strange way of walking

tiene una extraña forma de andar

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Yet what is strange is not her nearness but her farness.

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And she actually had a strange illness that no doctors could fix it since she was little.

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But he sees the strange light across the soldier's face and knows his fate.

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Several commentators listed the product as one of the strangest new toys available.

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After some strange activity, he comes to believe that he has superhuman abilities.

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In a subplot of the film, there are storms every night for three months and strange weather patterns.

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I am having a large car would sound quite strange, and be almost uninterpretable, while?

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Upon arrival, she immediately notices that things are a little strange in the castle.

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On the day of the party, a strange man shows up at the judge's house.

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Suddenly he feels that strange pain close to his shoulder.

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